House Speaker John Boehner says President Obama deserves some credit for "some incremental entitlement reforms" he has included in the budget, but urges the President not to hold those reforms hostage in return for more tax hikes. (April 10)
According to a report, President Biden’s proposed 2025 budget would increase the top marginal rate on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends to an astonishing 44.6%.
Alongside another blockbuster earnings report, Nvidia said it planned to split its stock. Here's a look at what that means: + **Why is Nvidia splitting its stock?** The company said it wants to "make stock ownership more accessible to employees and investors." A split lowers the per-share price of a stock, theoretically putting it in reach for more small investors (though nowadays, brokers offer fractional share trading, meaning this isn't a big obstacle.) It is also marginally good news for bigger investors, who tend to prefer dealing in round lots of 100 shares at a time.